Computer Techies Pick the Top Five Gifts for the Holidays; TechTarget Unveils Results of Holiday Wish List Poll: Highest-Tech Versions of Old Standbys Top the Poll.Business/Technology Editors NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001 When it comes to defining the cutting-edge gift list for tech enthusiasts, gadget-heads, and just about any person over the age of 14, you couldn't do any better than to ask 1,000 computing professionals--the people who live and breathe technology--to pick their top five tech gifts. So, with hearty holiday cheer IT media company TechTarget today announced the results of its holiday tech wish list poll, which asked computer professionals to pick their "Five Most Wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
Surprisingly, the "geekiest" gifts fared worst in the poll, while today's high-tech incarnations of old-tech standbys like TVs, cameras, and DVD players topped the techies' wish lists. The least popular selections included such true techno-gadgets as the Apple iPod music player, Nintendo's new GameCube gaming system, and the Blackberry wireless handheld device. Nearly 1,000 registered members of the TechTarget network of Web sites for IT professionals completed the holiday poll. Top Five Most Popular Top Five Worst 1. Flat Screen TV 1. Sega DreamCast 2. Digital Camera 2. Apple iPod 3. DVD & RW System 3. Nintendo GameCube 4. Digital Video Camera 4. Infrared Mouse 5. HDTV 5. Blackberry Wireless Handheld For more information or to speak with Paul Gillin, editor-in-chief of TechTarget, please call Bill Keeler Keel´er n. 1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; - called also keelman ltname>. 2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc. at (781) 684-0770. About TechTarget IT media company TechTarget offers the most targeted media for enterprise IT professionals, including the only network of industry-specific IT Web sites, invitation-only conferences, and Storage, the monthly magazine for enterprise storage professionals. TechTarget has received numerous industry accolades: Advertising Age's BtoB magazine named TechTarget to the Top Ten in its 2001 "Media Power 50," an annual ranking of the 50 most powerful advertising venues in all media categories. The Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC MIMC Massachusetts Interactive Media Council MIMC Manitoba International Marketing Competition (Manitoba, Canada) MIMC Mobile Infirmary Medical Center MIMC Mercury IMC Ltd (hazardous areas security access devices) ) named TechTarget the "Hottest Startup" in its 2001 Interactive Leadership Awards. TechTarget's more than 700 advertisers include BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Intel Corp., EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Corp., Hewlett-Packard, and VERITAS Software. More information about TechTarget is available at http://www.techtarget.com. |
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